Christmas 2012
Merry Christmas to all who happen to see this ! I am yet to understand what Christmas is to my city of Kolkata ! I see, the Cathedral Church and the Church beside - jammed, all places for food and [Read more...]
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Peace Protest at Kolkata
Too many things to scribble down, too many photographs to fit into one singular blogpost. I shall start with an apology : I apologise for behaving like a pessimist, and to a certain extent - [Read more...]
Kolkata morning blues (2)
Umm, the last set of photographs were not really good. I have taken them down. I present to you a new set of photographs. This is the second part of the series, shot in Kolkata over 3 days.. from 7 am [Read more...]
Solace
S o l a c e . ~ Amrita Bhattacharya. The world might fall on me, yet I sleep on. This innocent sleep, which nourishes life, which takes away anguish and fills up with an unfelt sense of contentment, [Read more...]
Kolkata and Rickshaws (5)
Fifth part of the series. These photographs show the Rickshaw pullers busy in their morning schedule. The business includes, preparing for a day.. cook for themselves ( yes! I visited one of their [Read more...]
Durga Puja’ 2012 photographs
"First comes knowledge, then - observation, then comes photography.", said one of the most renowned photographers in Kolkata. I started contemplating about it. "Lets know our traditions", he said [Read more...]
Kola Bou snan ( Durga Puja )
The "Kola Bou" (কলা বউ) of God Ganesha, fascinates any Bengali kid. One of the first rituals of Durgapuja is of the Kola Bou. It is the "Kola Bou Snan". Kola Bou: Popularly known as the wife of [Read more...]
Mahalaya and Tarpan
For your peace, I pray to you and the Almighty (Shot at near 4:45 am, Mullick ghaat, Kolkata) Surprisingly the very few days of Durga puja when every traditional Bengali has a smile on the face, and [Read more...]
Kolkata and Rickshaws (3)
Third part of the series. These photographs were shot at Kumartuli. The beauty of these Rickshaws is that they enter any nook and corner of the city, without being hushed now. Once a prime mode of [Read more...]
The crowded by lanes of Kumartuli
Reigning over the chaos. ( version 2.0 ) Chaotic as one white skinned exclaimed, the chaos of the lanes of Kumartuli got on my nerves, when a big fat lady blocked the background of my subject, [Read more...]